The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-23

GLADSTONE and other Liberals ~ going
20 stump Ireland.
THE Government purchased $s,iao,soo
4 IL per cent bonds on the Nth, - prices
ranging from loS.oS 20 loSs@.
THOMAS Quinn threatens 20 sue the Lon
don Stamford for publishing dcrogatory
article copied from the New York World.
The Illinois State supreme Court, on the
1{th, delivered an opinion in the Anarchist
ease. affirming tho Judgment Of the court
below. the execution 20 take place Novem-
her n.
Cox0REssxAx-ELEcrS NICHOLAS +. KANE
Of West Troy. n. n. died IN the evening
Of the i4th, Of consumption, aged forty
five. He was elected 20 Congress last
year.
Tar steamer ETHIOPIA. which sailed
from Glasgow September 8. has on board
q party Of enthusiastic Scotch yachtsmen
who are coming 20 New York for the pur-
pose Of viewing the races Tor the America
cup.
Two brothers. named Jnergcnsen, who
returned 70 their native village, Aiherism,
on the island Of Fohr. four months ago,
after an absence Of twenty years, have
hecn ordered 70 leave Prussian territory.
N Ma nitoha does not at once back down
from her position on the Red River rail.
way. the Dominion Government will
withhold the payment Of the next half
years subsidy 70 the Manitoba Govern.
ment.
AcKERxAx 3 SKINNER, boots and shoes;
J. Atwell. dry goods, and II. p. Stone,
children's shoes, at Syracuse, n. ", Were
damaged Sloo, 600 by fire on the night OF
the 18th; insurance, $4,000.
MAJOR ToNisIcs and Captain SCHNEIDER
have been arrested for Wholesale swind-
ling in the commissioned Of the Hun
garian Honveds- Captain SCHNEIDER sub
scquently hanged himself in prison.
The long-desired charter Of the new Ma.
been granted by the general executive
threatened withdrawal Of that craft from
the order Is thus prevented
Ew. ToDD, proprietor OF the New York
Stock Company Qimited). big bucket
shop, was arrested on the 18th. charged by
John A. Harrison with keeping . gamb-
| ling-house. Harrison had lost money in
| the place aud claimed that no real stock
was dealt in.
WHILE two ladies' Of Santa Fe, N. NJ,
were enjoying morning ride on the his
| toric old Fort Marcy on the 18th. one OF them
| discovered silver coin at her feet. On
| loosening the earth for space Of several
| inches around, she was 50 fortunate as 70
uncover about 800. chiefly in Mexican
| silver, with few United States coins Of
| early dates.
! THERE Is some dissatisfaction expressed
1 at the Navy Department over the slow
| progress Of the United States steamship
4 Thetis toward Alaska. The vessel sailed
| several months ago from Portsmouth. Va,
| and should have reached her destination
by this date if she equaled the trip Of the
Bear. W hich is q slower vessel.
JACOB Belize. Consul General from Hon
duras. at New York. has received news by
cable from Tegucigalpa, capital Of the re-
public of H0nd uras. that President Louis
Bogran has been reelected, with no oppo.
sition OF any consequence. The republic
is in perfect peace and order.
THERE is considerable dissatisfaction
among the men In tho navy over thu
wretched quality Of the tobacco furnished
them, s1d for which they are charged in
their rs.y account, and . boycott ha
been inaugurated, which will result in thu
Government having the poor trash left G.
its hands.
II The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway Company announces the promo
tion Of A. KimbalI. late vice-president and
general manager Of the road. 10 the posi-
tion Of assistant to President Cable; W. @
, Purdy, secretary and treasurer, has, In
| ! addition to these Offices, been elected
vice-prcsident Of the company; f. ~
John, for many years identified with tn
| passenger department Of the road, a
sumes the position OF general manager
| | and J. +. Phillips. late cashier, has beef
appointed assistant secretary and assist
, ant treasurer.